Revenue and Reform The Indian Problem in British Politics, 1757-1773 |
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| Author:
| Bowen, H. V. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-40316-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1991 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $152.95 |
Book Description:
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Revenue and Reform considers how politicians in London tackled the many problems stemming from British expansion in India. The book illuminates the nature and purpose of British imperialism, and explains why the administration of overseas territory could no longer be left entirely in the hands of a private trading company.
Revenue and Reform considers how politicians in London tackled the many problems stemming from British expansion in India. The book illuminates the nature and purpose of British imperialism, and explains why the administration of overseas territory could no longer be left entirely in the hands of a private trading company.